baja216

Hey guys, I bought a Cadence 6004 amp for my '80. It's pretty big. I was looking at mounting options. It looks a little bit to be screwing directly into the back compartment of the car. I was thinking of just laying it flat. Can any of you guys out there with '80 to '82's shed some light on how you installed your amps? I did some searching and didn't see too much.

Thanks as always!

PhyscoVette

I have a 1000 watt Kenwood that runs my subbs and it is mounted on a custom plate in the jack compartment looks good and it is doesnt get in the way of my tops! PM me if you would like some pics. ( since i can not figure out out to get them out of my picture file and onto the forum)

blckslvr79

Screwed mine to the back wall.
If it fits, I'd put it in the jack compartment.

str8upchevy

Without knowing the dimensions of it, a good location might be difficult to suggest. When you say "pretty big", I assume you're talkin about something comparible to mine which is 12" x 29" x 2". (Which is pretty big) I'll be mounting mine against the rear wall.

spedaleden

I'd mount it to the rear so you can still put your t-tops in without damaging them. I did crawl underneath the car and placed speed clips on the back of the mounting screws. Just dont use a real long bit if drilling, gas tank is about 2 inches behind back wall.

baja216

My amp is about the size of both of yours put together!

Thanks for the heads up on the gas tank.

I think it's definitely too big to put in the jack tray.

Durango_Boy

I have the TXA-6004 mounted to the back wall in my '77. I would guess you would have enough room on the back wall to also mount it like this.

baja216

DB, did you make a mounting bracket or is it just screwed into the back wall? What kind of hardware did you use?

Durango_Boy

I made a board, sized the same as the back wall, covered it in black carpet, and I bolted it to the back wall with six bolts. Four would have done, but I was originally planning two amps.

I removed my spare tire carrier a long time ago, but there is room to get your hand up there to hold a nut with a wrench while someone else tights the bolts on the inside.

The board is 3/4" thick, so I can jusr screw the amp to the board.

baja216

That sounds like what I need to do. I'll take a look at seeing what that will take.

Thanks again!